Richard and Rita Kay Bergeron enjoy good books and a cool shade at the Springvale Public Library. The library’s staff is grateful to Springvale Hardware, Aubuchon Hardware, Shaw’s Hardware, Burpee Signs and the Riding family for the donation of colorful Adirondack chairs and signs on the lawn. (Courtesy photo)

GOODALL LIBRARY

Goodall Library is located at 952 Main Street and can be reached at 324-4714. Visit the library online at www.lbgoodall.org.

Goodall Library will offer a Wildlife Encounters Global Tour for children ages 4 and older on Thursday, July 10, at 3 p.m. The tour will feature an interactive safari around the world and will show live animals.

Storyteller, singer and juggler extraordinaire Michael Parent will perform for children ages 5 and older at Goodall Library on Thursday, July 17, at 3 p.m.

Goodall Library is now holding sign-ups for its summer reading programs. The program for adults and young adults is open to those ages 14 and older. For every book participants read, they get a ticket for a chance to win the Sanford Readers Basket, complete with a Kindle Paperwhite, travel journal, mug and an Aroma Joe’s gift certificate. The children’s program, “Fizz, Boom, Read,” is for those ages 13 and younger. All reading levels and abilities are encouraged to join. There will be lots of great books and fun activities throughout the summer, as well as a closing party on Saturday, Aug. 9, from 2 to 3 p.m. Read what you like. Be ready for the school year.

Mother Goose Story Time is held at Goodall Library on Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. Children ages 3 and younger are welcome to join the fun with their parents or caregivers. Babies are introduced to books through simple stories, music, movement, rhymes and play. Parents are active participants.

Pre-School Story Times are held at Goodall Library in two sessions on a weekly basis. The first sessions are on Wednesdays at 11 a.m. Children, ages 3 through 6, and their parents and caregivers are invited to meet for about 45 minutes for stories, crafts, meet friends and special activities on occasion. The second sessions are held at 11 a.m. on Thursdays to accommodate those families on a different schedule — those unable to attend on Wednesdays are invited to this one.

Goodall Memorial Library offers free passes to The Portland Museum of Art, Strawbery Banke in Portsmouth, N.H., Willowbrook Museum Village in Newfield, and the Ogunquit Museum of American Art.

PARSONS MEMORIAL

Parsons Memorial Library is located at 27 Saco Road in Alfred. It can be reached at 324-2001 or alflib@roadrunner.com. Hours are from 3 to 8 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesdays and Saturdays, and from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sundays.

The Friends of Parsons Memorial Library are having an ongoing book sale in the Reading Room. Hardcovers cost $2; paperbacks, $1. You can fill a PML tote bag with books for $12. All proceeds support the library’s programs.

Preschool Story Times are held at the library with Miss Karen on Tuesdays at 10 a.m.

The Games Club meets at Parsons Memorial Library on Wednesdays at 1 p.m.

“Read & Romp,” a story time for children ages three through six, is held in the Springvale Public Library’s children’s room at 10 a.m. on Mondays. “Baby Rhyme Time,” a story time for children under the age of three, is held on Thursdays at 10 a.m.

Springvale Public Library will offer “Travel Time,” in which local traveler Eunice Webster will share stories of her trips, on Mondays, July 14 and Aug. 11, from 1 to 3 p.m.

Library Director Chip Schrader will host “Music Talk” on Monday, Aug. 11, from 6 to 7 p.m. Schrader will lead discussions about pivotal albums and artists over the decades and will plays clips of select songs.

The Knit Lits, a knitting and crocheting group, will meet at Springvale Public Library on Thursday, July 17, at 2 p.m.

Springvale Public Library’s summer reading program, for all ages, is now under way and will end on Thursday, Aug. 14. Register children ages 2 through 13 years old for “Fizz Boom Read,” a free, noncompetitive program to encourage children to have fun reading over the summer. Teens will “Spark” a reaction, as they try to win books and prizes. Adult readers will be challenged in “Literary Elements” to win books, pens and an insulated folding lunch bag with an ice pack.

The Crazy 8s Club, where math meets mischief for students in grades 3 through 5, will meet at Springvale Public Library on Mondays, now through Aug. 14, from 3:15 to 4:15 p.m. Participants will be able to enjoy “bouncy dice explosions,” “glow-in-the-dark geometry” and “toilet paper Olympics,” all created by Bedtime Math.